Global Patent Index - EP 1193335 B1

EP 1193335 B1 20031015 - HIGH-STRENGTH POLYETHYLENE FIBER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME

Title (en)

HIGH-STRENGTH POLYETHYLENE FIBER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME

Title (de)

HOCHFESTE POLYETHYLENFASERN UND VERFAHREN ZU DEREN HERSTELLUNG

Title (fr)

FIBRE DE POLYETHYLENE HAUTE RESISTANCE ET SON PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION

Publication

EP 1193335 B1 20031015 (EN)

Application

EP 99922494 A 19990526

Priority

  • JP 9902766 W 19990526
  • JP 15621898 A 19980604
  • JP 7420999 A 19990318

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2001038913A1] The invention relates to high-strength polyethylene fibers comprising mainly ethylene component having an intrinsic viscosity [eta], when fibrous, of no less than 5, and have a strength of no less than 20 g/d and an elasticity modulus of no less than 500 g/d, and, in the measurement of the temperature variance of the dynamic viscoelasticity of the fibers, the gamma dispersion loss modulus peak temperature is no greater than -110° C. and the loss tangent (tan delta) is no greater than 0.03. The invention further relates to a method for producing high-strength polyethylene fibers, characterized in that a polymerization mixture comprising from 99 to 50 parts by weight of (A) and from 1 to 50 parts by weight of (B), where (A) is high molecular weight polymer comprising mainly ethylene component and having a weight average molecular weight to number average molecular weight ratio (Mw/Mn) of no greater than 4 and an intrinsic viscosity [eta] of no less than 5, and (B) is an ultrahigh molecular weight polymer having an intrinsic viscosity at least 1.2 times that of high molecular weight polymer (A), is dissolved in solvent to a concentration of from 5% by weight to 80% by weight, then spun and drawn.

IPC 1-7

D01F 6/46

IPC 8 full level

D01F 6/46 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D01F 6/46 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 428/2913 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 428/2964 (2015.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2001038913 A1 20011108; US 6669889 B2 20031230; AU 3953999 A 19991220; CA 2334015 A1 19991209; CA 2334015 C 20080826; CN 1107127 C 20030430; CN 1233890 C 20051228; CN 1311831 A 20010905; CN 1439752 A 20030903; DE 69912160 D1 20031120; DE 69912160 T2 20040708; EP 1193335 A1 20020403; EP 1193335 A4 20020703; EP 1193335 B1 20031015; US 2003203202 A1 20031030; US 6689462 B2 20040210; WO 9963137 A1 19991209

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 72767301 A 20010313; AU 3953999 A 19990526; CA 2334015 A 19990526; CN 03106030 A 20030220; CN 99809336 A 19990526; DE 69912160 T 19990526; EP 99922494 A 19990526; JP 9902766 W 19990526; US 43519803 A 20030512